title: Chronic cerebellar stimulation in the modulation of behavior.
abstract: From March 1976 until March 1979, 28 patients with disabling emotional symptoms were studied in the Psychiatry and Neurosurgery Departments at Tulane University, and pre-selected for cerebellar electrode implantation and subsequent cerebellar stimulation. This series include 12 patients with different types of schizophrenia; 7 epileptic patients with Grand Mal and/or psychomotor attacks, and concomitant psychiatric symptoms; 5 patients with intractable depression; and 4 patients with miscellaneous psychiatric symptoms. Follow-up results are graded as excellent, good, fair and poor. The authors conclude that significant improvement were observed in many patients, and the results, although preliminary and incomplete, are encouraging.
mesh_terms: D002531:Cerebellum / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D004830:Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy